1 . Labor is important and necessary for everyone. I am glad that I learned the_______of work when I was a child.

I grew up on a farm. We had to care for such _______as cows and sheep from morning till evening, seven days a week. _______during school vacations and on weekends we still had_______work to do. I was paid for my work. From the age of 10, my parents_______me $1 an hour. Because of this, I learned how to_______money. When I was only 11, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I_______a job in a nearby town during the summer to save money_______college. I learned how to manage money at an _______age.

I also learned the satisfaction of work well done. The young animals were my responsibility. Most________often had problems with their young cows getting sick. I was proud that my young cows were usually ________. I loved it when the whole family ________together to get in hay (干草) before a rainstorm. It was exciting when we jumped out of bed in the middle of the night to________the cows in the field after they had escaped through a broken fence. Doing hard work at an early age________me how valuable it can be. And from these________I learned to be confident and self-disciplined (自律的).

Peter lived in a village. He was always upset and treated others     1     (bad). He enjoyed himself by making other     2     (villager) unhappy. So the whole village avoided     3     (he) as much as they could. On the day when he turned eighty,     4     unusual thing happened. Everyone     5     (hear) the words. “Peter looks happy today. Instead of     6     (say) something bad, he smiles to everyone he meets.” When the whole village got together, Peter     7     (ask) why. He answered, “I’d been running after my happiness     8     eighty years, but it was     9     (use). And then I decided to live without it and just enjoy life. That’s the reason     10     I’m happy now.”